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Hume Cronyn
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. (July 18, 1911 - June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Early film roles included Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Lifeboat (1944). He performed frequently alongside his second wife Jessica Tandy, including in the films The World According to Garp (1982), Cocoon (1985), and *batteries not included (1987). Their marriage lasted from 1942 until her death in 1994. He wrote the play Foxfire and television film The Dollmaker with his third wife, Susan Cooper. Many of his wide-ranging stage and screen acting roles garnered critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination, three Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards.
As actor
A Separate Peace
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
The John Garfield Story
Off Season
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Rope Unleashed
Yesterday's Children
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Santa and Pete
Sea People
Omnibus: Television's Golden Age
Angel Passing
12 Angry Men
Alone
Marvin's Room
An African love story
People: A Musical Celebration
Camilla
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
To Dance with the White Dog
The Pelican Brief
Broadway Bound
Christmas on Division Street
Night of 100 Stars III
Day One
Age-Old Friends
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
Cocoon: The Return
*batteries not included
Foxfire